/bɪˈləʊ/, /bɪˈlaː/, /bɪˈloʊ/
OriginFrom Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- + low. Compare also earlier Middle English alogh, alow, aloȝ, alowe (“below”), benethen (“beneath”), Dutch omlaag (“downwards”).
- Lower in spatial position than.
“One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free ”
“The treasure is buried two meters below the surface.”
“The marmalade is on the shelf below the bread.”
- Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.
“one degree below kings”
“Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. ”
“The temperature is below zero.”
- Downstream of.
“The River Thames is tidal below Teddington Lock.”
- South of.
- Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.
“They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, […] how below all history the persons and their actions were.”
“who thinks no fact below his regard”
“Such petty behavior is below me.”
- Downstage of.
“Below the sofa is a low, round coffee table.”
- not-comparableIn or to a lower place.
“The town is situated on a hillside, with a river running below.”
“He was pulled below by a sea monster.”
“But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection.
[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the”
- not-comparableOn or to a lower storey.
“She lives below, on the ground floor.”
- not-comparableOn or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.
“The captain went below to inspect the engine.”
“the landlubbers lying down below”
- not-comparableLater in the same text.
“This point is explained below.”
“By their execution hereof, the Parties incur a legal obligation to pass consideration under this Loan Contract as is set forth below.”
- not-comparableBelow zero.
“It was forty degrees below.”
FormsBelows(plural)